"Sevenstones Lightship ""Sevenstones"" Lightship is a lightship (also known as a lightvessel) moored off the Seven Stones Reef which is nearly to the west-north-west (WNW) of Land's End, Cornwall, and east-north-east (ENE) of the Isles of Scilly. The reef has been a navigational hazard to shipping for centuries with seventy-one named wrecks and an estimated two hundred shipwrecks overall, the most infamous being the oil tanker ""Torrey Canyon"" on 18 March 1967. The rocks are only exposed at half tide and it was not feasible to build a lighthouse so a lightvessel was provided by Trinity House. The first was"
"supporting the Korean war effort. On September 6, 1967, Standard Oil of California's 18,000-ton tanker SS ""R.C. Stoner"" was driven onto the reef at Wake Island by a strong southwesterly wind after the ship failed to moor to the two buoys near the harbor entrance. An estimated six million gallons of refined fuel oil – including 5.7 million gallons of aviation fuel, 168,000 gallons of diesel oil and 138,600 gallons of bunker C fuel – spilled into the small boat harbor and along the southwestern coast of Wake Island to Peacock Point. Large numbers of fish were killed by the"
"1970s. In March 1967 the oil tanker ran aground on Seven Stones Reef near Lands End, spilling oil. For three days, Hunters from Chivenor and other bases fired training rockets at the ship to hole it below the waterline, before bombing it with high explosive and napalm in an unsuccessful effort to burn off the oil. The final Hunter unit based at Chivenor was the Singapore Operational Training Flight. In 1974, 229 OCU was transferred to RAF Brawdy and the station was put into a rebuilding programme. It was in June 1957 that a new chapter in Chivenor's story started"
"been a number of major oil spills around the coast of Britain. The wreck of the Torrey Canyon in March 1967 resulted in the first major oil spill. The ship grounded on the Seven Stones reef between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The ship was bombed to break it up and detergent used to disperse the 700 km² oil slick. It is estimated that 15,000 birds were killed and there was also a large effect on marine life. As a result of this incident many lessons were learned on how to handle such problems and it led to changes"
"they were never found. While the cargo of oil was lost, it was far enough offshore that it did not threaten land. Irenes Challenger Irenes Challenger was an oil tanker that sank in 1977 in the Pacific Ocean. ""Irenes Challenger"" was registered in Liberia, and was owned by the Greek company Tsakos Shipping and Trading when she was lost. On January 17, 1977, ""Irenes Challenger"" was en route to Japan from Venezuela with of crude oil when she began to break up southeast of Midway Island. 28 of the tanker's 31 crew were rescued by ""Pacific Arrow"", a Japanese container"
"Destroyer Flotilla at Devonport. On 24 July 1918, whilst escorting the Standard Tanker ""War Hostage"" from Devonport through the Western Approaches with , ""Pincher"" took a course that brought her dangerously close to the Seven Stones Reef, between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (the reef that would claim the supertanker ""Torrey Canyon"" in 1967). Errors in navigation due to fog compounded the error and ""Pincher"" struck the reef at high speed. The impact tore open her hull and she sank at 03:33 hours. After the accident, her commander — Lieutenant Patrick W.R. Weir — was subjected to a court-martial,"
"MV Algonorth The Algonorth is a seawaymax lake freighter built in 1970 by the Govan Division of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd. in Govan, Scotland. Her original owners were Lambert Bros. Shipping Ltd., of London, England, where she was known as the ""Temple Bar"". In 1976 her new owners, Nipigon Transport Ltd., had her hull lengthened and installed a new power plant for Great Lakes service. The ""Algonorth"" crashed into a dock in Toledo Ohio on December 15, 2007, spilling over 3,500 barrels of diesel fuel. Nearby vessel the ""Amelia Desgagnes"" was wrenched from her moorings following the collision. The spill"
"crew were unable to board and serve their writ. The disaster led to many changes in international regulations, such as the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC) of 1969, which imposed strict liability on ship owners without the need to prove negligence, and the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. An inquiry in Liberia, where the ship was registered, found that the Shipmaster, Pastrengo Rugiati, was to blame for having made a bad decision in steering ""Torrey Canyon"" between the Scillies and the Seven Stones. The first officer made ill-advised course corrections"
"28–31 March 1967 Hawker Hunters from West Raynham were involved in Operation Mop Up. This operation saw repeated attacks by Hunters from Raynham and RAF Chivenor, along with aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm, dropping aviation fuel and napalm on an oil slick being released from the wreck of the supertanker which had run aground on Seven Stones reef, near Lands End. On 9 June 1967 a Handley Page Hastings C2, registration WD491, was written off at Raynham when a tyre burst during landing. In 1968 a Hunter from RAF West Raynham was used by Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock, a"
"Irenes Challenger Irenes Challenger was an oil tanker that sank in 1977 in the Pacific Ocean. ""Irenes Challenger"" was registered in Liberia, and was owned by the Greek company Tsakos Shipping and Trading when she was lost. On January 17, 1977, ""Irenes Challenger"" was en route to Japan from Venezuela with of crude oil when she began to break up southeast of Midway Island. 28 of the tanker's 31 crew were rescued by ""Pacific Arrow"", a Japanese container ship. The United States Coast Guard deployed a C-130 aircraft and the cutter USCGC ""Mallow"" to search for the missing crew, but"
"two torpedoes, hitting the American 7,176 ton Liberty ship ""Michael J. Stone"" and the British 9,551 ton tanker ""Regent Lion"". The ""Michael J. Stone"" was flooded in both holds and the steering room. However, she managed to reach Gibraltar under her own power where she was dry-docked and repaired. The ""Regent Lion"", which had already been damaged by a torpedo from another U-boat the previous day, had to be taken in tow. She was grounded on Perl Rock, a mile south of Carnero Point in the Bay of Gibraltar, and was later declared a total loss. ""U-300"" was sunk on"
"1989 Narragansett Bay oil spill On June 23, 1989, several hundred thousand gallons of fuel oil were spilled at the mouth of the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island after the tanker MV ""World Prodigy"" ran aground on a reef near Aquidneck Island. ""World Prodigy"", a long ship operated by Ballard Shipping under the Greek flag, was inbound to Providence and Tiverton, Rhode Island when at about 16:40 local time she ran aground on Brenton Reef, about offshore from Brenton Point State Park, after passing the wrong side of a buoy marking the channel. She had a cargo of about 8.1"
"1967 USS Forrestal fire On 29 July 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier USS ""Forrestal"" after an electrical anomaly caused a Zuni rocket on a F-4B Phantom to fire, striking an external fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk. The flammable jet fuel spilled across the flight deck, ignited, and triggered a chain-reaction of explosions that killed 134 sailors and injured 161. At the time, ""Forrestal"" was engaged in combat operations in the Gulf of Tonkin, during the Vietnam War. The ship survived, but with damage exceeding US$72 million, not including the damage to aircraft. Future United"
"and hence was unable to carry out a timely turn to go through the shipping channel. The wreck lies at a depth of . SS Torrey Canyon SS ""Torrey Canyon"" was an LR2 Suezmax class oil tanker with a cargo capacity of 120,000 tons of crude oil. She was shipwrecked off the western coast of Cornwall, England, on 18 March 1967, causing an environmental disaster. At that time she was the largest vessel ever to be wrecked. When laid down by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in the United States in 1959, she had a capacity of 60,000"
"MV DenDen The MV ""DenDen"" was an oil tanker that could carry 7,000 metric tons of furnace oil. The ship capsized and sank in June 2007, with the loss of seven lives. ""DenDen"" was owned by a company based in Eritrea. The ship carried a crew of 24 people, mostly from Pakistan. It sank on June 23, 2007 following an engine failure off the coast of Mangalore, India. The ship had been having engine problems on its voyage. It was heading for Dubai when it had to make a stop at the docks in Mangalore ports. The ship was waiting"
"NEPCO 140 oil spill The NEPCO 140 Oil Spill took place in 1976 near Clayton, New York when the NEPCO 140 ran aground while traveling inland, spilling an estimated of oil into the Saint Lawrence River. On June 23, 1976, the tugboat ""Eileen C"" was pushing the NEPCO 140 barge, filled with crude oil, when it ran aground in the American Narrows, off Wellesley Island, in the Thousand Islands region. The Captain had not made a large enough adjustment to his course, when realizing the vessel was off-track in the thick fog.<ref name=""Suspension_Revocation/Commandant_Decisions""></ref> Upon running aground, the barge ruptured two"
"""This article contains content in the public domain originally published by the U.S. government."" 1967 USS Forrestal fire On 29 July 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier USS ""Forrestal"" after an electrical anomaly caused a Zuni rocket on a F-4B Phantom to fire, striking an external fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk. The flammable jet fuel spilled across the flight deck, ignited, and triggered a chain-reaction of explosions that killed 134 sailors and injured 161. At the time, ""Forrestal"" was engaged in combat operations in the Gulf of Tonkin, during the Vietnam War. The ship survived,"
"to the Vietnam War: ""Perth"" and ""Hobart"" deployed three times, while ""Brisbane"" only undertook two tours. During these deployments, the destroyers were integrated into the United States Seventh Fleet. The three ships operated primarily in the naval gunfire support role, but also performed screening escort for the American aircraft carriers, and were involved in the Market Time and Sea Dragon operations, both of which aimed to prevent North Vietnamese troop and supply movements by sea. During these deployments, ""Perth"" was damaged by North Vietnamese shells in October 1967, and ""Hobart"" was accidentally attacked by United States Air Force aircraft in"
"Exxon Valdez Oriental Nicety, formerly Exxon Valdez, Exxon Mediterranean, SeaRiver Mediterranean, S/R Mediterranean, Mediterranean, and Dong Fang Ocean, was an oil tanker that gained notoriety after running aground in Prince William Sound spilling hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil in Alaska. On March 24, 1989, while owned by the former Exxon Shipping Company, and captained by Joseph Hazelwood and First Mate James Kunkel bound for Long Beach, California, the vessel ran aground on the Bligh Reef resulting in the second largest oil spill in United States history. The size of the spill is estimated to have been ,"
"SS Torrey Canyon SS ""Torrey Canyon"" was an LR2 Suezmax class oil tanker with a cargo capacity of 120,000 tons of crude oil. She was shipwrecked off the western coast of Cornwall, England, on 18 March 1967, causing an environmental disaster. At that time she was the largest vessel ever to be wrecked. When laid down by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in the United States in 1959, she had a capacity of 60,000 tons. However, the ship was later enlarged in Japan to 120,000 tons capacity. At the time of the shipwreck she was owned by Barracuda"
"the three deployments. The load was split between the Irving Whale and the smaller Imperial Cornwall. On conclusion of the operation, both the Irving Whale and the Imperial Cornwall were towed to Halifax where the oil was unloaded. Irving Whale would become the subject of another oil spill on 7 September 1970 when she sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between Prince Edward Island and the Magdalen Islands. At present the wreck still rests alongside Cerberus Rock split into two sections. On August 28, 2015 a Transport Canada aircraft spotted an oil leak in the vicinity of the wreck"
"North Cape oil spill The ""North Cape"" Oil Spill occurred on January 18, 1996 when the tank barge ""North Cape"" and the tug ""Scandia"" grounded on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island after the tug caught fire in its engine room during a winter storm. An estimated 828,000 gallons of home heating oil was spilled. Oil spread throughout a large area of Block Island Sound, including Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, resulting in the closure of a area of the sound for fishing. Hundreds of oiled birds and large numbers of dead lobsters, surf clams, and sea stars were"
"MV Sea Star Sea Star was a supertanker that spilled some 115,000 tons of crude oil into the Gulf of Oman on December 19, 1972, after colliding with the Brazilian tanker ""Horta Barbosa"". After the collision both vessels caught fire and were abandoned by their crews. Twelve of the crew members died in the fire, which burned for five days. Recovery of ""Sea Star"" was attempted before the fires on board were extinguished, but following several explosions the vessel sank in the Persian Gulf on December 24, 1972. The first ship on the scene was the United States Navy destroyer"
"Mischief Reef. Subsequent to the PRC occupation of Mischief Reef in the mid-1990s, a Philippine World-War-II-vintage naval landing craft, (LST 57 - ""Sierra Madre""), was deliberately run aground on the Second Thomas Shoal in 1999 to maintain a Philippine naval outpost in the area; more than 15 years later it continues to be manned by about a dozen Philippine marines. Seismic surveys indicate that the Reed Bank is rich in oil and gas deposits, but they have only been partly tapped due to disputed claims from various countries, most particularly the PRC. Exploration in the area began in 1970, and"
"2014 Sundarbans oil spill The 2014 Sundarbans oil spill was an oil spill that occurred on 9 December 2014 at the Shela River in Sundarbans, Bangladesh, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The spill occurred when an oil-tanker named ""Southern Star VII"", carrying of furnace oil, was in collision with a cargo vessel and sank in the river. By December 17, the oil had spread over a area. The oil spread to a second river and a network of canals in Sundarbans, which blackened the shoreline. The spill threatened trees, plankton, and vast populations of small fish and dolphins. The spill"
"to Tauranga, the ""Rena"" ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef off the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The ship was carrying 1,368 containers, eight of which contained hazardous materials, as well as 1,700 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and 200 tonnes of marine diesel. By Sunday, 9 October, a oil slick threatened wildlife and the area's rich fishing waters. Oil from the ""Rena"" began washing ashore at Mount Maunganui beach on 10 October. Bad weather that night caused the ship to shift on the reef, and the crew were evacuated. The shifting of the ship caused further damage, resulting in"
"""Baton Rouge Victory"" was attacked by two 2,400-pound limpet mines while it was proceeding along the Lòng Tàu River, about southeast of Saigon. The explosions killed seven American civilian sailors on board and tore a hole in the ship's hull, forcing the captain to run the ship aground to avoid sinking and blocking the shipping channel. The number 3 cargo hold flooded quickly. The SS ""Baton Rouge Victory"" had departed the San Francisco Embarcadero on 28 July 1966 with a crew of 45, loaded with military trucks and tractors, automobiles, mail, and general cargo. She was refloated on 30 August"
"taking on the riskiest ventures. It earned the company massive profits; it also earned them the worst safety record in the industry. In 1967, the giant oil tanker ""Torrey Canyon"" foundered off the English coast. Over of crude oil was spilled into the Atlantic and onto the beaches of Cornwall and Brittany, causing Britain's worst-ever oil spill. The ship was owned by the Bahamas-based Barracuda Tanker Corporation and was flying the flag of Liberia, a well-known flag of convenience, but was being chartered by British Petroleum. The ship was bombed by RAF jet bombers in an effort to break up"
"owned by Elona Maritime Ltd, a company based in Malta, but registered at Piraeus, Greece. Artwork on the ship included two reliefs by ceramic artist Åsa Hellman. On April 5, 2007, at around 16:00 EEST (13:00 UTC) the ship ran aground on a well-marked volcanic reef east of Nea Kameni, within the caldera of the Greek island of Santorini, began taking on water, and listed up to 12 degrees to starboard before her watertight doors were reportedly closed (a report which was later refuted when the wreck was examined). The 1,195 passengers, mostly Americans and 60 Canadians, were initially all"
"Scotia. On February 4, 1970 in Chedabucto Bay, off the east coast of Nova Scotia in a gale and only 14.6 nautical miles from her destination, she ran hard aground on Cerberus Rock, a known, well-charted hazard to navigation. The tanker ran aground mid-morning, halfway between high and low tide, being driven by 60 knot southwesterly winds and blinded by a heavy mist. The impact drove the forward section of the tanker onto the rock formation wedging it with the starboard side hard against the rock pinnacle. Efforts to free her from the rock failed as did efforts to pump"
"tried to sortie from Pearl Harbor. ""I-17"" proceeded to a patrol station off Cape Mendocino following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The 6912-ton General Petroleum tanker ""SS Emidio"" was sailing in ballast from Seattle, Washington en route to San Pedro, California. ""I-17"" hit the tanker with five shells in the early afternoon of 20 December 1941. The tanker was within sight of land, and survivors reached the Blunt Reef lightship in lifeboats. The tanker drifted north onto rocks off Crescent City, California where the wreck remained until scrapped in 1959. A scheduled shelling of American coastal cities on Christmas Eve"
"Barbados as well. VECO also was a worldwide player in the oil industry, having divisions in many major oil markets, including the Sudan, Russia, Mexico, Venezuela and Syria. VECO had a major impact on the economy of Alaska and employed over 5,000 people worldwide. On March 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling eleven million gallons of crude oil into the waters of Prince William Sound. The Exxon Valdez oil spill was the second largest in United States history, after the BP Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon spill. Under Allen's guidance, VECO (along with"
"been used for the Second World War-era s. They were not fitted with equipment to allow them to replenish ships at sea, and were classified instead as 'Mobile Reserve Tankers'. The smallest, RFA ""Ennerdale"" was also the shortest lived. She hit a coral reef and sank off Port Victoria on 1 June 1970. The wreck was subsequently destroyed with explosives fired from Wessex helicopters to prevent an oil spillage from threatening the Seychelles. was returned to her original owners in 1974, but remained in service until 1977. During this time ""Dewdale"" saw service with the Aden task force during the"